What does speak for mean?

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speak for

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. speak forverb

    be a spokesperson for

    "He represents the Government's position"

Wiktionary

  1. speak forverb

    To speak on somebody's behalf.

  2. speak forverb

    To claim, reserve, or occupy.

  3. speak forverb

    To represent an intrinsic quality

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  1. speak for

    To speak for someone means to express the views or opinions of that person when they aren't present or aren't able to do it themselves. It can also mean to represent or stand for a group's thoughts, ideas, or interests.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak for in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of speak for in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    Ben Carson has nothing to do with Ben Carson campaign. Nothing, armstrong can comment on his own behalf. He does not speak for Ben Carson campaign at all. He does not speak for me. He speaks for himself.

  2. Elaine Luria:

    I think the evidence will speak for itself and if we determine that criminal actions were taken, or criminal acts were taken because of inaction... that will be forwarded from The Select Committee and( in) the appropriate manner to the Department of Justice, but that's exactly why we're conducting this investigation to find out all the facts, to determine what we can do in the future to prevent something like this from happening and... hold people accountable who are responsible.

  3. Jordan Henderson:

    I don’t want to speak for anybody else but in my opinion I would (scrap VAR) i just want to play football as normal.

  4. Lindsey Graham:

    Today's statement by Robert Mueller reinforces the findings of Robert Mueller report. And as for me, the case is over, robert Mueller has decided to move on and let the report speak for itself. Congress should follow Robert Mueller lead.

  5. Andrew Lincoln:

    Scott Gimple called me up and said, ‘ William Riggs’re going to hate this one. ’ Scott Gimple’s very good about alerting the cast when there’s going to be a( character) death, i just did n’t speak for a minute. I always thought Carl was going to be the one who led the show forward ; that Rick would hand over his boots and revolver when he walked off into the sunset in Season 28.

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